Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-07-27

Mrs. Fisk, sister of w. w. Cook,
with her son, is here on a visit from
Atchison.
billiard Hutchins yesterday gigged
81 pounds of catfish in the Medicine
river near town.
DR.. Davis is spending most of his
time on his ranch. He. is in i'll health
and demands outdoor exercise.
Miss Alice Freeman gave party last
evening in honor of her guests, Miss
Minnie Carney and Miss May Carpen-
ter, Yates Center.
Mrs. R. c. Williams reports a IL
pound boy for Mrs. George Loe, born
on the 10th inst, in the southwest part
of the county.
Reports from Clark county are to the
effect that the corn crop is almost a
total failure this season on account of
drouth. Two reliable men have so in
formed us within the past week.
Alex. r. Mckinney is tearing up the
Sun City country over the arrival of his
ten pound boy. born on Sunday, oath
inst, at the residence of his brother-in-
law, L. S. Proctor. Mother and child
doing well.
Harper county is to have a county
sat war, the contesting points being
Anthony the present county seat and
the city o. Harper. These are dull
times and there must be excitement, so
we say, sail in boys. Barber county
could furnish few hundred citizens to
aid in making the fight interesting.
Surveyor Hill has just completed a
large blueprint map of Barber county,
30x36 inches. 1t shows all the numbers
of sections, manifestations and lots
of the county; the correct locations of
cities, towns, railroads, churches, ETC.,
and is the only correct map of the coun-
ty ever printed. 1t can be obtained
for 2per copy. Every real estate man
in the county, especially, should get a
copy of the new map.
The announcement of DR.. Stanley A.
Warner, who is candidate for coroner,
appears in this issue of the INDEX. DIR.
Warner is graduate from the medical
department Of the University of Michi-
gan, Ann Arbor, of the class of IS.
Prior to coming here, last winter, he
practiced medicine in Connecticut.
Since locating here, he has built up a
good practice and made many friends.
He is consistent democrat and if he
receives the nomination from the DEM
ocratic convention, he will more than
likely he elected.
The worst snide show that ever afflict-
ed town with its presence was here
yesterday. 1t travels under the name
of 'Hobson's Lone Star Circus" That
means that it has but one star, we sup
pose, and even that one star did not ap-
pear here. This show was started by
HObsOn, the same man that got uU
"IIobson's choice"-and the circus is
built on the same plan. The horses
are a lot of work animals used some
where back east in raising a crop this !
season. The wagons are lot used |
many years ago-before the war-by
Old Dan Rice. The actors have been
picked up from railroad graders out |
fits. Altogether, it is the worst excuse
for show that ever came through Kan |
sas. 1t is worse than Jim Johnson's. |
III good shows were selling for 500 600 |
Iobson's circus would not bring cents. |
We warn all OF our western exchanges |
to beware Of IIobson's. 1t is n. q.
The school house bond election will !
be repeated Oh Wednesday, August Sd,
the directors having so ordered, at the |
request of more than a majority of the |
qualified voters of this district-No. l. |
The proposition is to issue bonds, to be |
dated April /, 1888, TO the amount of
so, GOO, for the purpose of building and
equipping a new school house. In the
petition, and in the call for the election,
nothing is said about tearing down the
old building, though The understand
ing is that this will not be done unless
the people OF the district so order, at
special meeting, to lee called TO consider
the question. The voting population
of the district, according to a census
just completed by ii. ID. Records, is
SO, and so it will require 2S6 votes to
carry the bonds. Whether the bonds
are voted or not, the present school
building will be used during the ensu-
ing school term, and an additional room
will be secured for the primary depart
ment.